Hello,
and thank you for stopping by, taking an interest in my blog. I am the 'relentless hunter and gatherer of soothing beauty, great and small' behind these pages, which for now means: here you find the stuff that makes me think, that inspires me, that I envy and am passionate about. I would love to see or read your views too, so feel free to comment!
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Tag Archives: Mona Lisa
Magic vs Reality
“Who wants transparency, when you can have magic?” A quote from the Duke of Windsor commenting on the live transmission, on television (!), of the anointment of Queen Elizabeth II. Explaining to his living room audience why the most holy … Continue reading
Posted in CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, Magic, TEXT, Things I made
Tagged ART, Duke of winsor, Eye, inspiration, leonardo davinci, Magic, Mona Lisa, netflix, online, pages, PHOTOGRAPHY, quote, series, sermon, Sunday, tekst, The Crwon, truth, visual diary, walker evans, wilson tichelaar
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Public diary | Record
I live in an archive. A collection of stuff that somehow caught my eye and spoke to me. The record I bought at a flea market, because it reminded me of my childhood. When I was a girl about … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, THE FABRIC OF HOME
Tagged Amsterdam, angel, bedside, blue, character, creation, diary, flea market, Jason Rinaldi, light, London, memory, michelangelo, Milan, Mona Lisa, name, New York, painting, Paris, past, perception, personality, portrait, public, record, sea, song, story, storytelling, tokyo, uomo universalis, vinyl, wilma, wonderwall
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Nightwriter
Since I have posted daily, it’s been often a late one. Ideal to look back at the day, focussing on the one thing, but mostly tapping into what’s out there. This is the space where I work and rest. Goodnight ,-) … Continue reading
Posted in CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made
Tagged bed, calendar, Camera, carpet, creative, desk, flowers, goodnight, Jason Rinaldi, laptop, Mona Lisa, my desk, nightwriter, Nike, notebook, painting, portrait, trainers, work
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Postcards
The other day I spent the evening with a friend and we had a look at her postcard collection, in an attempt to work towards our mutual goal, to lose some stuff. Which cards can go? I am not sure now, … Continue reading
Posted in ART, OUT OF THE BOX, Stuff
Tagged anonymous, basin, beach, black and white, clouds, dahlia, elegance, fingers, flower, gypsy, Hamilton, hands, Hitchcock, lake, Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre, Mona Lisa, mountains, nails, North by Northwest, painting, PHOTOGRAPHY, piano, plane, postcard, red, reflection, running, salt, sunbeam, Turkey, woman
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Reflector | Painting By Numbers
The images above show brain training for 4 and 5 year olds; colour by numbers. This is something they are exposed to in school in an early stage, and it has nothing to do with art. {I am saying this … Continue reading
Posted in CREATIVE CAREERS, EARLY WORKS, Education, KIDS ART, OUT OF THE BOX, TEXT
Tagged 4 year old, 5 year old, Brain fitness, colours, Dalton De Meer, Game, Jigsaw puzzle, KIDS ART, Mona Lisa, painting by numbers, Puzzle, reflector, statue of liberty, Toys and Games, training, unconditioned expression
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Taking Mona Lisa For A Spin
What’s going on in this picture? To me it is a very exciting scene. It seems to be a snapshot of an adrenaline drenched moment, in which A Crime Against Society is performed: stealing a valuable work of art, … Continue reading
Posted in blog art, CREATIVE CAREERS, EMPATHY, OUT OF THE BOX, TEXT
Tagged Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, painting, Scotland Yard, Snatcher, soul, stolen painting, Work of art
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